‘The Swift effect’ Photographers share experience of covering Taylor, Travis romance
It started simply enough.
In July, Taylor Swift brought her record-setting “Eras” tour to Kansas City. Two of the Star’s visual journalists, Emily Curiel and Tammy Ljungblad, covered not only the show, but the swarm of Swifties in attendance and a giant field maze created to welcome her.
Great music, great pictures. Now on to the next assignment...
Except that a few weeks later, during Chiefs training camp, talk of a budding romance between the pop star and Travis Kelce started to gain traction.
By the time the Chicago Bears came to Arrowhead for a game in September, so did the world’s biggest pop star.
And she’s been coming back ever since.
It’s created a unique opportunity for Curiel, Ljungblad and the Star’s Nick Wagner to help supply the insatiable demand for images of the famed singer, while doing their job on the sports beat too.
How has it changed their Sundays? What tricks have they learned? What’s it like to see celebrities doing what real people do?
As the season rolls into its final week, “Camera Ready: Taylor, Travis & The KC Star” goes behind the lens with three people who’ve been perfectly placed to watch this storybook tale unfold. Part 1 is called “the Swift Effect.” Watch the video here.